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Theories & Founders Sociology - Unit 1 Topic 2

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is considered the founding father of Sociology?

a)

Auguste Comte

b)

Karl Marx

c)

Herbert Spencer

d)

Max Weber

2.

Believed societies were evolving from lower to higher (“civilized”) forms.

a)

Herbert Spencer

b)

Harriet Martineau

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Max Weber

3.

Who stated that there is a similarity between women and slaves and how they are treated?

a)

Herbert Spencer

b)

Harriet Martineau

c)

Emile Durkheim

d)

Auguste Comte

4.

Who said there would be a revolution by the people that would lead to a classless society?

a)

Herbert Spencer

b)

Karl Marx

c)

Emile Durkheim

d)

Max Weber

5.

Stated that the best way to understand human behavior is from the perspective of someone who “has been there” (subjective meanings)

a)

Auguste Comte

b)

Karl Marx

c)

Emile Durkheim

d)

Max Weber

6.

Who said natural selection would ensure the survival of the fittest people in society?

a)

Harriet Martineau

b)

Max Weber

c)

Emile Durkheim

d)

Herbert Spencer

7.

Whose main concern for studying society was so that improvements could be made?

a)

Auguste Comte

b)

Harriet Martineau

c)

Emile Durkheim

d)

Max Weber

8.

Who said social behavior must be explained by social factors instead of individual psychological factors?

a)

Harriet Martineau

b)

Max Weber

c)

Emile Durkheim

d)

Karl Marx

9.

Who is considered a founder of Structural Functionalism?

a)

Emile Durkheim

b)

W.E.B. DuBois

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Max Weber

10.

Who is considered a founder of conflict theory?

a)

Emile Durkheim

b)

Herbert Spencer

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Max Weber

11.

Who believed that revealing the laws by which societies and individuals interact would usher in a new “positivist” age of history.

a)

Auguste Comte

b)

Harriet Martineau

c)

Herbert Spencer

d)

Max Weber

12.

Who studied race conflict?

a)

Max Weber

b)

Karl Marx

c)

W.E.B. DuBois

d)

Emile Durkheim

13.

Who studied gender conflict and the role of women in society?

a)

Max Weber

b)

Karl Marx

c)

Harriett Martineau

d)

Emile Durkheim

14.

Who is considered the founder of Symbolic Interactionism?

a)

Max Weber

b)

Herbert Spencer

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Emlie Durkheim

15.
Who, among the following coined the term 'sociology'?
a)
Emile Durkheim
b)
Auguste Comte
c)
Karl Marx
d)
Max Weber
16.
Each part of society works together for the benefit of the whole much like a living organism. This refers to 
a)
Conflict theory
b)
Symbolic interactionism
c)
Functionalism
d)
None of the above
17.

Believed that industrialization and the factory system has hurt workers and society

a)

Karl Marx

b)

W.E.B. DuBois

c)

Durkheim

d)

Jane Addams

18.

Who wanted to use the scientific method to study human behavior?

a)

Auguste Comte

b)

Karl Marx

c)

W.E.B. DuBois

d)

Emile Durkheim

19.

Who founded the "Hull House", a settlement house for immigrants, the poor, and homeless?

a)

W.E.B. DuBois

b)

Karl Marx

c)

Jane Addams

d)

Emile Durkheim

20.

Which sociological perspective states "work together to create stability and order"?

a)

Structural Functionalist

b)

Conflict Theorist

c)

Symbolic Interactions

21.

Auguste Comte encouraged people to use observation and experimentation to study social behavior to be sure about their findings.

a)

true

b)

false

22.

Functionalists believe that because society is an integrated whole, changes in one part will lead to changes in other parts.

a)

true

b)

false

23.

Max Weber's concept of ______ means that social behavior can be understood by putting yourself in their shoes (see things from their point of view).

a)

Mechanical solidarity

b)

Positivism

c)

Social dynamic

d)

Verstehen

24.

This pioneer used science and sociology to disprove racist assumptions about African Americans and African descendants.

a)

W.E.B. DuBois

b)

Karl Marx

c)

Harriet Martineau

d)

Herbert Spencer

25.

As a result of his work with analyzing suicides, ___________ showed that human social behavior must be explained by social factors rather than just psychological ones.

a)

Emile Durkheim

b)

W.E.B. DuBois

c)

Max Weber

d)

Herbert Spencer

26.

Employers wish to pay as little as possible for the employees’ labor, while the employees wish to maximize their wages.

What sociological theory is this an example of?

a)

Functionalism

b)

Conflict perspective:

c)

Symbolic Interactionism

27.

In some parts of the United States, wolves were hunted almost to the point of extinction. This caused the deer population to grow out of control in that area.

What sociological theory is this an example of?

a)

Functionalism

b)

Conflict perspective:

c)

Symbolic Interactionism

28.

The economy is doing well so the housing market is booming.

What sociological theory is this an example of?

a)

Functionalism

b)

Conflict perspective:

c)

Symbolic Interactionism

29.

A green traffic light means "go".

What sociological theory is this an example of?

a)

Functionalism

b)

Conflict perspective:

c)

Symbolic Interactionism

30.

The Six-Pointed Star: In Judaism is the known as the Star of David, but in Hinduism means unity between man and God, or between man and woman.

What sociological theory is this an example of?

a)

Functionalism

b)

Conflict perspective:

c)

Symbolic Interactionism

31.

The "Hook 'Em Horns" hand symbol used for The University of Texas (and Spanish Fort High School) to show school pride is also a hand symbol for Satanism in many parts of Europe.

What sociological theory is this an example of?

a)

Functionalism

b)

Conflict perspective:

c)

Symbolic Interactionism

32.

Which theory describes a major theory or idea of Jane Addams?

a)

Sociologists should not just study data and social behavior, but also act to bring solutions to social problems. problems

b)

The African American holds a double identity, his own and the one placed on him. Additionally in America, power is connected by race and therefore conflict exists in a struggle for power.

c)

In this new modern society a new relationship has formed, which based on mutual transactions (teacher-student) rather than unconditional or mutual satisfaction (parent-child).

d)

Before modern society, people’s behavior was rooted in emotions (non-rational), but now people behave based on calculations and for abstract reasons (rational),

33.

"Social Darwinism"

a)

Auguste Comte

b)

Emile Durkheim

c)

Max Weber

d)

Herbert Spencer

34.

"Positivism"

a)

Auguste Comte

b)

Jane Addams

c)

Emile Durkheim

d)

Max Weber